Ashley Young is said to be another player under consideration at Goodison Park. Watford, West Brom and Swansea are also credited with an interest (Manchester Evening News).

Former Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is hoping to convince Carlos Tevez to hold off retiring when he leaves Boca Juniors. Instead, Poyet will try to tempt him with a £33m offer to turn out for Shanghai Shenhua (Goal.com).

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are both keen on signing 17-year-old AIK striker Alexander Isak, who is also interesting Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham (Marca).

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic will not leave the club in January, despite being linked with Juventus (Bleacher Report).

Valencia could try to sign forward Simone Zaza, on loan at West Ham from Juventus, in January (Superdeporte, via ESPN).

Borussia Dortmund are rumoured to have struck an agreement with Real Madrid to inform then should any other side bid for in-demand striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, midfielder Julian Weigl or forward Ousmane Dembele (Marca).

Eliaquim Mangala is set to return to Manchester City in the summer as loan club Valencia will not take up their £15m option to sign him (Sun).